Hoverboards are aiming for a comeback after a series of debacles and recalls for the quirky wheeled personal transport devices.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 7, 2017
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US startup Hyperloop One disclosed a list of locations around the world vying to put near-supersonic rail transit system to the test.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 7, 2017
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Professor Einstein rolls his eyes, sticks out his tongue, and can give a simple explanation of the theory of relativity. With his lifelike rubbery "skin" and bushy mustache, he can almost make you forget he's a robot.
Robotics
Jan 7, 2017
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Canada's competition watchdog announced Friday it is closing its two-year investigation into whether Apple's contracts with local wireless carriers illegally stifled competition when it introduced the iPhone.
Business
Jan 7, 2017
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Tilikum, the killer whale linked to the deaths of three people and made famous by the 2013 documentary "Blackfish"—which criticized the captivity of orcas—died Friday, according to SeaWorld.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2017
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6
China's overseas investment in renewable energy projects jumped last year by 60 percent to a record $32 billion (30 billion euros), marking its leadership in the global market for clean energy, a report said Friday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 7, 2017
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Citing increasingly sophisticated cyber bad actors and an election infrastructure that's "vital to our national interests," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is designating U.S. election systems critical infrastructure, ...
Security
Jan 7, 2017
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6
An active Alaska volcano has erupted again, this time sending a cloud of ash and ice 35,000 feet in the air.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2017
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45
Virtual reality sought its stride Friday at the Consumer Electronics Show, where despite being a hot topic there was little sign it is racing into mainstream culture.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 7, 2017
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Scientists are watching, but not alarmed by, a growing crack at the edge of a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica.
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2017
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